One of the world's largest military aircraft lands at Riga Airport

This morning, a C5 ''Galaxy'', one of the world's largest military aircraft, landed at Riga International Airport.

According to Defense Ministry
spokeswoman Sandra Brale, the
transport plane landed at the airport according to plan. The pilots of the have
been very cooperative in showing off the plane to the local media, writes LETA.

Several hundred persons also
arrived to see the plane land this morning.

The plane arrived in Latvia to
deliver allied ''Stryker'' armed vehicles, which will be used during next
week's military exercises in Latvia.

The C5 ''Galaxy'' is almost the
size of a football field – 75.54 meters long. It is also as high as a six-story
building – 19.85 meters. This is the only plane that is capable of transporting
all types of military equipment, including helicopters and tanks. The maximum
weight the plane can carry is 380 tons.

This is the first time that such a
plane has landed on Latvian territory.

As reported, from June 11 to June
22, more than 1,700 soldiers from the United States, Estonia, Canada, Latvia
and Lithuania will take part in the international military exercise "Saber
Strike 2012" in Adazi Region (central Latvia).

The goal of the exercise for the
Baltic States in cooperation with the allied forces to improve the armed
forces' preparedness for participation in international operations, including
in Afghanistan, fostering their compatibility and improving air and ground
operations' mutual integration. The exercise also aims at strengthening
regional stability and security, improving the allied forces' military
cooperation.

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